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JackmeisterOct 20, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues the famous tale of the Skywalker family 30 years after the original trilogy left off. It didn’t have to be good to make money, they could have just put the name Star Wars on it and would’ve easily made several hundred million dollars, but it wasn’t just good, it was amazing.

The movie takes place 30 years after the explosion of the second death star. The movie lead roles are Finn and Rey who meet on a desert planet similar to Tatooine. The first order seems to have taken the place of the empire with few differences between the two. The resistance has also taken the place of the rebels, which also have many similarities. Luke is missing and both the first order and the resistance are looking for him. The two fight over the missing piece of the map that leads to Luke. The first order later reveals their death star-like star killer base that blows up the small planets the growing new republic are located on.

Something that I have appreciated about the Star Wars franchise is that they bring in actors whose careers have just begun or those who have not had big enough roles to be well known (excluding the prequels). The two leads, Rey (played by Daisy Ridley) and Finn (played by John Boyega) did a superb job on their first major role. I personally like that they do this because I get tired of seeing the same faces in every movie. It’s good for the studio because it is cheaper for them to hire lesser known actors. It is also good for the actors because once they are done acting for Star Wars, the experience will likely boost their careers like it did for Harrison Ford.

The movie also had a good balance of practical effects (special effects that are physically produced) and CGI (special effects created digitally using computers). An example would be how they created an actual BB-8 droid instead of adding it in later digitally. But at the same time the CGI helped add detail to the background and allows the director to add big things without having to make it themselves for a lot of money.

The one thing that made the movie even somewhat bad is how much they copied from Star Wars: A New Hope. From the death star to the characters to the planets, it’s almost as if they've rebuilt the original movie but with fresh paint. Some of the characters are literally the same people. Such as Han Solo and Leia Organa. Both still play their same roles: Han is still smuggling, then he gives the main characters a ride to where they need to go and ends up helping the resistance group; and Leia being the leader of the resistance group.

The balance of practical effects and CGI was great and the use of lesser known actors for the leads is awesome to me.Even with how much it copied from the first movie it is still a welcomed addition to the saga. All in all it was an excellent movie and I can't wait for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.… Expand

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BeacherwahwahOct 12, 2016

Many of the aspects of this film that annoyed some Star Wars 'fans' I actually appreciated. The familarity of the story (yet with many twists), Starkiller Base (this is what these evil types do), Kylo's weakness (a genuinely great andMany of the aspects of this film that annoyed some Star Wars 'fans' I actually appreciated. The familarity of the story (yet with many twists), Starkiller Base (this is what these evil types do), Kylo's weakness (a genuinely great and fascinating villain), the reveal of Luke (makes me incredibly excited to see him in action next year). There were issues that stopped the movie being great....Rey's mind trick was a step too far, the introdution of Han and Chewie was far too coincidental. But they didn't spoil the fun of this return to the magic of Star Wars.… Expand

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virtualPresenceOct 9, 2016

Film was watchable and entertaining from beginning to the end. It keeps the original star wars style which is quite unique The acting was good. I like the choice of actors. I been reading bad critics on this board but luckily most badFilm was watchable and entertaining from beginning to the end. It keeps the original star wars style which is quite unique The acting was good. I like the choice of actors. I been reading bad critics on this board but luckily most bad mentioned was not seen/detected by me..."..are we sometimes imagine negative aspects of the films or is this a ghost in our head cheating us this is bad this is bad...". However film is watchable and enjoyable.… Expand

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HatersWannaHateOct 3, 2016

Better than prequels and slightly better than Return of the Jedi, but this film lacks the re-watchability of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.

It doesn't stick with you the way the first two films did, and the further I get away fromBetter than prequels and slightly better than Return of the Jedi, but this film lacks the re-watchability of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.

It doesn't stick with you the way the first two films did, and the further I get away from the first time I saw it, the more things about the movie bother me--for example, Starkiller Base, and no space battles in a movie called Star Wars… Expand

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AckseesSep 26, 2016

Good fun movie with a bit of heart and soul, totally lacking originality, plays it safe but it works. John Williams score isnt as noticeable as previous entries but a few listens and it really is very beautiful in parts.

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back_in_1939Sep 11, 2016

for critic,maybe isn't that good.for Fan boy,its always perfect.but i don't really see any mistakes from this Film i mean come on this is good.im really glad for Star Wars return

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evokingsSep 8, 2016

There was some good and bad things about this movie...okay I like the return to a universe that looks more gritty and used as opposed to all shiny and new. I feel its overall a better movie then episodes 1-3 of star wars, I wish there wasThere was some good and bad things about this movie...okay I like the return to a universe that looks more gritty and used as opposed to all shiny and new. I feel its overall a better movie then episodes 1-3 of star wars, I wish there was more of an empire strikes back feel to this film but it's more like a mix of a new hope and the phantom menace, to be fair it's not that bad, but I wish there was some more dialog about what is going on for certain events/places etc,it feels like there is an odd looming theme and were supposed to automatically accept what it presents us with. I feel the soundtrack was well put together this is overall a good movie.… Expand

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WadawingSep 8, 2016

I liked this quite a lot but it could have been better, i mean we should have new spaceships and aliens but they played it safe and only used things from the first trilogy. But the action is excellent and the actors were all very good.

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PsychicGamer240Sep 4, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despite the story being copy and pasted from Episode 4, The bad acting and the bad character development, this film was okay. I liked the action scenes, the idea of looking for Luke and theThis review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despite the story being copy and pasted from Episode 4, The bad acting and the bad character development, this film was okay. I liked the action scenes, the idea of looking for Luke and the special effects looked amazing, but that's it.

A lot of this film didn't make sense, like we have a Pilot called Po Damron and the main villain is a giant alien called Snooke that we don't know anything about . Most of the characters are just there and you don't know anything at all.

Kylo Ren is not a good villain he has temper tantrums like a 3 year old, he starts chopping up his space ship with his lightsaber. A lot of the jokes from Finn weren't funny, as he was using them in a life or death situation.

The death of Han Solo also wasn't that good, he just got stabbed and fell for miles and looked like a piece of paper while falling, it also had no emotional impact. Even Qui- Gon Jinn and Mace Windu had better deaths.

There's no memorable theme songs, I don't even remember there being any music and that's not a good thing, because it means the music is forgettable.

I did not like the way that Mark Hamill's name was 2nd on the list and he was only in it for 30 seconds and now that Han Solo's dead they're not going to reunite there's something else gone out of the window.

Overall, the acting was not good, the character development was bad, the story line was copy and pasted from Episode 4, but however the action scenes were enjoyable, it looked amazing and I liked the plot of looking for Luke.… Expand

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BrooderzSep 3, 2016

Absolute class movie, mint characters especiall Finn whos funny a.f. kylo Ren class baddie actually a better baddie than Darth Vader as he actually has some character. Rey is hot what more could you want. Harrison Ford cool as. And BB8, okayAbsolute class movie, mint characters especiall Finn whos funny a.f. kylo Ren class baddie actually a better baddie than Darth Vader as he actually has some character. Rey is hot what more could you want. Harrison Ford cool as. And BB8, okay im saying it hes better than R2D2 sorry Kenny Baker RIP. Basically just quality all round.… Expand

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Nomad67Sep 2, 2016

When sizing up a movie like Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you have to go back to what made the original trilogy so special. Each was an original film built on a foundation of legend any mythological archetypes. If the stories had not beenWhen sizing up a movie like Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you have to go back to what made the original trilogy so special. Each was an original film built on a foundation of legend any mythological archetypes. If the stories had not been so enchanting, there would have been no merchandising juggernaut. Return of the Jedi -- though flawed by ewoks -- was presented and ended in a terrific finale with the Emperor, Vader, and Luke followed by a mind-blowing battle sequence that is all the more technically impressive given the lack of CGI. In other words, the story came first.

This is the primary sin of SW: TFA; it has no purpose other than to serve as a naked commercial for conspicuous progressive "right-thinking" and selling crappy toys.

One of the most iconic things about the storm-troopers in A New Hope was the mechanical sameness of them. It was better not seeing what was under their mask, and we never did unless Luke and Han were wearing the costumes. As the Empire were naked "Space Nazis," it was absurd to introduce a black stormtrooper. Lando was a far better character that was true to thematic form and actually was consequential to the story! All we have in Boyega's character is a runaway "Tom" straight out of Huck Finn...(probably where the screenwriter got the idea.)

The film simply doesn't work.

Star Wars worked because it was like nothing anyone had ever seen up to that point. This film fails because it is exactly what we have seen before, and done better to boot.

Time will ultimately be unkind to this movie, and deservedly so. It is the work of a hack. It will pay the bills for now, but it will not stand the test of time and will be an embarrassment to an otherwise impressive trilogy.… Expand

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NiteniteAug 31, 2016

Force Awakens was the best movie of last year with great acting, writing and has the soul of Star Wars. This movie has the heart of Star Wars which i wanted to see. And BB-8 is the best droid ever!

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someone132Aug 31, 2016

Unfortunately for all of us, Star Wars has always been a franchise with more promise (enormous galaxy with ridiculous amount of races and cultures, a central concept tying it together) than the actual ability to execute it. The prequels areUnfortunately for all of us, Star Wars has always been a franchise with more promise (enormous galaxy with ridiculous amount of races and cultures, a central concept tying it together) than the actual ability to execute it. The prequels are rightly maligned for their utter mismanaging of the series' tone in their attempts to be "child-friendly", as well as poor performances, often horrific dialogue and the way literally every single "exciting" action scene in them was utterly fake, which had less to do with the weak CGI then the utter ridiculousness of every action on screen (Coruscant chase in Attack of the Clones being the primary example).

However, many of the same problems were also present in Revenge of the Sith, a fact remembered less often than it deserves. Sure, Vader's ultimate redemption was a great twist: sadly, everything else was simply ridiculous, and you can't escape the feeling Rebellion triumph is owed entirely to their enemies' incompetence. Ewoks are the ultimate incarnation of this, but even before that, the ease with which Stormtroopers get tricked into being captured, or indeed, their pathetic willingness to give Solo & others a chance to surrender when they are HOURS away from winning it all, is no better.

Why did I just give you all of this history? It's simple: Force Awakens might now be often called a remake of New Hope, but that description is far too kind. In practice, it's far closer to a remake of Revenge of the Sith, and shares the exact same problems, coupled with weaker new cast.

Finn doesn't even have his own name at first, and was trained up to be a Stormtrooper from birth. Yet, he goes from being shocked at the death of a fellow stormtrooper, to helping Poe Dameron, WHO KILLED THAT VERY SAME STORMTROOPER, escape, killing more Stormtroopers in process. Afterwards, this upbringing of his is utterly irrelevant: he never questions others' methods, and gleefully partakes in killing of those who were like him until very recently. The only catalyst for this was seeing some civilians he knew before get executed. He never thinks back on this, though, and nor does anyone care, when halfway through the film, Death Star MK III (sorry, Starkiller Base), is activated, and kills literally billions of people; everyone forgets it soon after. By the end of the film, the death toll is in the billions on one side, and millions for the other; yet the conclusion is still "cheerful" in a way that's utterly infuriating. In New Hope, you genuinely felt like a massive threat to Rebellion was averted at the end, and they received a lease of life. Here, though, we know this happened twice before, and there's no one to say another Death Star won't be built again, because apparently no-one learnt anything since then. It feels pointless, much like the entire movie.… Expand

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ForfithfAug 29, 2016

A welcome return to the core values that make Star Wars great. Sure its a facsimile of A New Hope but there are enough original twists to make it worthwhile.

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BatabatabingAug 26, 2016

The Force Awakens probably rates as the fourth best Star Wars movie, I dont think you could make a case that this is better than the first three because they were bursting with creativity and gave us something we hadn't seen before. This wasThe Force Awakens probably rates as the fourth best Star Wars movie, I dont think you could make a case that this is better than the first three because they were bursting with creativity and gave us something we hadn't seen before. This was a magnificent recreation of what has gone before.… Expand

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AngusBarbudezAug 26, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yo esta pelicula, cuando salió los teasers, fue como, esto no es Star Wars, esto no tiene alma, no tiene ese encanto. Pero pensaba en mis adentros, a lo mejor, es una pelicula de Star Wars decente, respeta al universo, tiene una nueva perspectiva, mas atrevida, esta JJ Abrams, que hizo dos putos peliculones como son las 2 pelis ultimas de Star Trek, tenía un material que el amaba con toda su alma.

El resultado no podia ser mas....deprimente, desolador, decepcionante, viniendo de alguien que iba con las expectativas bajas. Es increible que me sienta como si hubiese muerto alguien cercano a mi, ese pequeño niño agradable que conociste en el colegio, encontrarterlo muerto de sobredosis en un parque con una jeringuilla clavada en su brazo 30 años después.

Vayamos por partes:

Primero tenemos el guión, un guión que han cogido la estructura y situaciones episodio IV y lo calcan descaradamente. Persona especial que vive en un planeta desierto? Listo. Malos que buscan un robot con unos planos valiosos? Listo. Un Darth Vader? Listo. Una cantina? Listo. Una secuencia calcada a la secuencia final de la estrella de la muerte? Listo, Otra estrella de la muerte?.Listo Stormtroopers? Listo La fuerza? Listo. JJ es muy listo, en efecto, sabía perfectamente que esto era un refrito o un remake de la IV y lo ha ocultado muchísimo, porque sabría que los fans, se sentirian decepcionados y tanto.

Una aventura epica, tan artificial, tan superficial, tan intrascendente, no interesa, no llama, no arranca. ¿Como demonios una historia de Star Wars no tiene ese gancho? tios, teneis un puto material rico, que os podeis expandir por mil cosas. La historia original enganchaba por concepto de la fuerza, la lucha del bien contra el mal cierto, aquí todo funciona a golpe de calzador, situaciones de calzador, personajes metidos con calzador, que habia momentos, que parecian Sketches de SNL, que solo faltaban los falsos gritos y aplausos, no...el fan no es imbécil, no es retrasado, que tienes que presentarlos de esas maneras tan cutres y tan artificial. La parte narrativa, es un totalmente errática, la trama avanza lentamente mientras intentan desarrollarte a unos personajes planos y algunos los desarrollan demasiado, que le quitan la gracia de las sorpresas....Hacia falta descubrir que Kylo Ren es el hijo de Han Solo a los 30-40 minutos de pelicula?o sacar de golpe a Snoke no una, ni dos sino hasta 3 veces? y encima ni contar que leches ha pasado?. Y cuentas nada, de lo que le pasó a los Jedi (otra vez) con la Nueva República? o un poco de trasfondo?...han pasado 30 años, no 2 horas después de la batalla de Endor.

Los villanos, en serio, pesimamente elaborados, La Primera Orden que son? Fachas Nostalgicos con un fondo fiduciario del copón? Kylo Ren, un desgraciado llorón que le hicieron falta dos bofetones en su juventud? En serio?

Y sobre las batallas, Aloys acierta y mucho. En Star Trek esos planos funcionaban, porque eran 3 naves malcontadas, pero aquí queda fatal, parecia eso un gameplay del nuevo Battlefront.

Y ese humor? en serio? las clásicas tenían tantos gags? No lo creo.

La conclusión a Abrams le ha pasado lo de "Las croquetas de mi madre están ricas, pero las mías no saben igual" porque esto no tiene alma ni encanto que tenia las de Lucas, hasta las precuelas, o que ese enano judío NO tiene alma y el señor Kasdan que le encierren en un puto asilo y que tiren la llave.

PD: Creo que me sigo quedando con el Legends, al menos tiene mas coherecia.… Expand

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BruhahaAug 22, 2016

A decent first attempt by Disney that shows that there intentions with this beloved property are good. It owns the spirit of the original three films which immediately sets it above Lucas own prequels......its less successful at bringing newA decent first attempt by Disney that shows that there intentions with this beloved property are good. It owns the spirit of the original three films which immediately sets it above Lucas own prequels......its less successful at bringing new ideas and images to the table, which Lucas has always excelled. Perhaps if Abrams had been given a chance to work on those prequel scripts we might have gotten a happy medium. All the usual Abrams strengths here, great actors in likeable roles, good set pieces and punchy dialogue, and all the usual faults too - too derivitative and lapses in logic.… Expand

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WhereismymindAug 21, 2016

This movie was good. Good was not what I was anticipating, I wanted something as great as the original trilogy. So this movie was disappointing for me, but after re watching it a couple times I must admit it had a lot of good stuff going on.This movie was good. Good was not what I was anticipating, I wanted something as great as the original trilogy. So this movie was disappointing for me, but after re watching it a couple times I must admit it had a lot of good stuff going on.

For starters, I'll point out the things I disliked the most. It tried to feel like the originals but it didn't, at all. The practical effects were good, but the overall tone was very different. Another problem is the fact that whenever they introduced a CGI character was way too noticeable, specially Snoke. Perhaps my biggest issue is how studied every single aspect of the movie seemed to be, it felt as it was developed by a committee instead of one person's artistic vision.

Appart from all those negatives, the movie was overall enjoyable. The new characters are pretty memorable, the old ones still seem relevant and the story builds up a lot of possibilities for the new trilogy.

Let's wait and see how this movie fits on the big picture of the saga. For now it gets a 7.… Expand

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BanthatraxAug 19, 2016

Id been anticipating this for years and it didnt disappoint. .....okay thsts not strictly true, i was disapointed we didnt get to see more of Luke Skywalker and i think Leia could have been more in tune with the Force rather than just aId been anticipating this for years and it didnt disappoint. .....okay thsts not strictly true, i was disapointed we didnt get to see more of Luke Skywalker and i think Leia could have been more in tune with the Force rather than just a military leader but, apart from that i felt this got everything right and has me desperate for more!… Expand

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BeetchaAug 17, 2016

A satisfying if unoriginal excursion, this will hopefully lay the foindations of greater things to come. Kylo Ren is the closest this movie comes to achieving greatness.....he is simply one of the most interesting characters we've seen in aA satisfying if unoriginal excursion, this will hopefully lay the foindations of greater things to come. Kylo Ren is the closest this movie comes to achieving greatness.....he is simply one of the most interesting characters we've seen in a Star Wars film. The other characters are enjoyable but somewhat predictable - much like the story itself. A solid 8 out of 10.… Expand

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TremazzAug 16, 2016

Im a massive Star Wars fan and this totally hit the mark for me. In fact im not ashamed to say that i like the prequels they have lots of good bits on them but this had a better story and characters and felt more like Star Wars should thanIm a massive Star Wars fan and this totally hit the mark for me. In fact im not ashamed to say that i like the prequels they have lots of good bits on them but this had a better story and characters and felt more like Star Wars should than those prequels did. The Force Awakens gets back to basics and delivers 100%. The action is well directed its exciting and fast moving, and the dialogue is emotional and funny. The best movie of last year.… Expand

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BigwilmaAug 15, 2016

A masterpiece of fake film making and truly, truly awful. TFA, conceptually, as a project has to be the most deeply cynical film ever commissioned. Abrams stunning lack of ambition and originality in this remake of SW A New Hope have somehowA masterpiece of fake film making and truly, truly awful. TFA, conceptually, as a project has to be the most deeply cynical film ever commissioned. Abrams stunning lack of ambition and originality in this remake of SW A New Hope have somehow been rewarded at the box office and received a favourable critical response. If Michael Bay had made this exact same film he would have been crucified.… Expand

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BlimeyzAug 13, 2016

A fabulous return to everything that was great about Star Wars! This kicks things off brilliantly and most importantly with LIKEABLE CHARACTERS! This should be the heart of every film abd it's why the prequels failed. Im invested in theseA fabulous return to everything that was great about Star Wars! This kicks things off brilliantly and most importantly with LIKEABLE CHARACTERS! This should be the heart of every film abd it's why the prequels failed. Im invested in these new characters and am excited to be part of their journey. Force Awakens is a knockout that gets everything right.… Expand

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slickserpent99Aug 12, 2016

Star Wars the Force Awakens is a horrible waste of time and money. It was made as a cash-in on what little love was left from the original episodes iv, v, and vi. All of the charm, humour, and complexity of the prequels is gone in thisStar Wars the Force Awakens is a horrible waste of time and money. It was made as a cash-in on what little love was left from the original episodes iv, v, and vi. All of the charm, humour, and complexity of the prequels is gone in this attempt at a revival of Star Wars. Save your money and avoid this film.… Expand

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YesmanskyAug 11, 2016

Hoping that the next instalment can be a bit more original but this was a pretty much perfect launch pad for the next generation of Srar Wars movies. It achieves exactly what it needed to and with great aplomb. The foundations are now thereHoping that the next instalment can be a bit more original but this was a pretty much perfect launch pad for the next generation of Srar Wars movies. It achieves exactly what it needed to and with great aplomb. The foundations are now there for a deeper exploration of the characters and themes with Ep8. If Rian Johnson can deliver then Force Awakens will be viewed kindly by history as the introduction to these cool new characters. But Abrams definitely planted some promising seeds.… Expand

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rmssasAug 10, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Anybody that gives this movie a good review is either ignorant, unintelligent, paid by Disney, pleased by the forceful P.C. themes, or stubbornly wants to like it.

Sounds harsh, right?

Like other negative reviews, simply put, this is a unimaginative remake of Episode IV with a few elements of Episodes V & VI sprinkled in. The plot holes are HUGE. I could write an elaborate description of at least 10, but they are mostly covered by other negative reviews.

Kylo is a disappointment as a spoiled brat, temper tantrum throwing, excuse for a villan that gets defeated easily after making an impressive entrance. Rey is a likeable person that against common sense and Star Wars mythos, gains knowledge and skill without any effort, which makes her either unlikeable, or impossible to relate to by the end of the movie. Finn is a cool dude that has an unrealistic attack of conscience, given his circumstances and history. Seeing Han and Leia was nice, but not necessary. Luke has no lines in the movie, which was a disappointment.

The political "correct" themes are annoying, unrealistic, and untrue to the continuity of the Star Wars universe. The lack of female or minority characters in the previous films may not be excusable, but we're talking about a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, right?

J.J. Abrams did well with Star Trek, but this is not Star Trek. George Lucas should have been consulted as he wished to be.… Expand

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FallenStarAug 9, 2016

I had a feeling I won't be disappointed by this movie and I'm glad I was right.
While the plot moved really fast, within the time frame of the movie, I think most of the plot elements and characters were greatly handled. I'm glad to see StarI had a feeling I won't be disappointed by this movie and I'm glad I was right.
While the plot moved really fast, within the time frame of the movie, I think most of the plot elements and characters were greatly handled. I'm glad to see Star Wars back in full force.

People have gotten used to hate, I suppose that feeling is easier to spread than appreciation for the effort and love that went into the movie. ( Yes Yes, I'm aware that it was about the money,bla,bla). But to be honest, I think that this movie delivered some justice and it deserves to be Episode VII.

Could've it been better? Perhaps...
Does the plot seem forced? A bit.
Is it a bad movie? Hell no.

I'm looking forward to Episode VIII.… Expand

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Lone_Wolf_SonesAug 7, 2016

The Force Awakens is a return to form for Star Wars. While I never hated the prequel trilogy; the original trilogy is still the best in my eyes. The plot in the Force Awakens moves at a brisk pace. Perhaps its the pacing that hides one of theThe Force Awakens is a return to form for Star Wars. While I never hated the prequel trilogy; the original trilogy is still the best in my eyes. The plot in the Force Awakens moves at a brisk pace. Perhaps its the pacing that hides one of the biggest underlying issues the Force Awakens has. Upon reflecting on the film you will start to wonder about some notable plot holes that aren't quite explained in the movie. This is all the more evident in that the Force Awakens follows many of the same story beats from A New Hope. The end result feels a bit copy/paste but it doesn't make it a bad film. In some ways perhaps its appropriate that it draws inspiration from a New Hope. That is ultimately what Force Awakens is for the Star Wars franchise. Its a new hope for Star Wars Fans young and old.… Expand

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KenjenAug 6, 2016

Wow i love this movie. Only third best to Covil War and Suicide Squad so far this year. Many cool characters and many old school special effects. And good to see msny diverse characterd i givevthis movie 10/10 so easy. And Dausy Ridley wow so cool

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clptothetopAug 6, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uninspired. Just a bad remake of Star Wars 4. Only Kylo is an interesting character. All old character feel odd and old. This movie could have been named, Star Wars : The Fan service. Still, I'm giving one more point for the death of Han which is the only scene worth watching. Nice Visual but nothing more.… Expand

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JimmykerrAug 6, 2016

Force Awakens is an absolute blast. Theres been a lotvof disappointing blockbusters this year but this had everything....mostly its just great fun with characters who you can root for.....even the bad guy iscsomeone who you can sympathiseForce Awakens is an absolute blast. Theres been a lotvof disappointing blockbusters this year but this had everything....mostly its just great fun with characters who you can root for.....even the bad guy iscsomeone who you can sympathise with. JJ isnt the greatest creative mind in Hollywoid but he was the safe pair of hands Star Wars needs. Cant wait for Ep VIII and Rogue One.… Expand

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ArcticFrenzyAug 6, 2016

extremely boring, occasionally even awkward, so much i was actually skipping and fast-forwarding scenes, seems like visuals are just enough for casual viewers.

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ChuggintonzAug 6, 2016

Im a 40 year old SW fan and this was pretty much exactly what i wanted - nothing particularly new (apart from maybe Kylo Ren who was a fascinating and unusual twist on the SW villain) but 100% true to the spirit of the originals. SomeIm a 40 year old SW fan and this was pretty much exactly what i wanted - nothing particularly new (apart from maybe Kylo Ren who was a fascinating and unusual twist on the SW villain) but 100% true to the spirit of the originals. Some slightly distracting CGI aliens not withstanding, everything felt just right. Its a shame Ghostbusters 2016 didnt take a similar approach.… Expand

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Lucius_13Aug 5, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't normally review movies but here goes, the plot of this movie is explained in one sentence: Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope, the whole plot is the same as said movie, the villain (Kylo Ren) is a bland and stupid Darth Vader Rip-Off (Albeit without the scars) with a dumb as **** lightsaber, Abrams is so stupid he couldn't come up with an original storyline so he just remade Episode IV although ill give a big thumbs up to Simon Pegg's Character. The death of Han Solo was expected but handled poorly, Kylo Ren develops a new super weapon (which is just a bigger version of the Death Star) only upside to this disaster of a movie was the original cast its pretty sad when the prequel trilogy is better than this crap, do yourself a favor and save your money and don't buy this movie I did and I regret it… Expand

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SimpsonFansAug 4, 2016

After the long, long wait, I honestly expected JJ Abraham's entry in the legendary science-fiction series to be a bit like Halo 4 - good game, but not a true Halo in the sense of atmosphere & that big presence you feel when playing. But thisAfter the long, long wait, I honestly expected JJ Abraham's entry in the legendary science-fiction series to be a bit like Halo 4 - good game, but not a true Halo in the sense of atmosphere & that big presence you feel when playing. But this sci-fi blockbuster NAILED the atmosphere. The sheer nostalgia I felt at the end(which I won't mention any specific bits of, since if you're reading this you probably haven't seen the film) made me remember my childhood, watching Episode V over and over & playing with toy lightsabres and OH MY GOD, so much nostalgia. While I was upset by the death of a certain someone, the villain made up for it. He had something I'd never seen before in a bad guy - being torn apart & slowly driven insane by the dark and the light. Now I only have to wait until 2017 for Episode VIII..... dammit.… Expand

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EightyheartAug 4, 2016

Outstanding return to form and the best SW movie since Empire, the Force Awakens gets the franchise back to its roots and back in the public consciousness. Whether Disney can maintain quality control with a film each year is another matter entirely.

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jseph1234Aug 3, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was an ABSOLUTE disjointed and dis-service to the Star Wars Franchise! It completely ignored 20 years of written lore (Which Disney decided to basically make disappear) and went with the ridiculous ideas of:

1. NEW and Improved Death Star (When the original destruction was so important that they started the new calendar after it (Year 1 AY "After the Battle of Yavin") As if the New Empire miraculously found got the funds to build ANOTHER one...ridiculous

2. A untrained Force User defeating a trained Sith...

And whole host of other plot-holes and hackney ideas made this one of the worst films I have ever watched.… Expand

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mhansen69Aug 3, 2016

A cliché is a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
This movie is a cliché wrapped in a cliché. It was painful to watch.

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Roboman1723Jul 31, 2016

If you liked Episode IV you'll sure love this movie as it's basically a clone with **** character writing. I give it a "4" not because it wasn't enjoyable (and it was) but because of the total lack of creativity.

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laberinto911Jul 31, 2016

JJ did a very fine job. The movie is pleasant, filled with every kind of action sequence, from a breathtaking chase through a giant junkyard, to a very dramatic duel in a dark snowy forest, but unlike the prequels, there is heart in movingJJ did a very fine job. The movie is pleasant, filled with every kind of action sequence, from a breathtaking chase through a giant junkyard, to a very dramatic duel in a dark snowy forest, but unlike the prequels, there is heart in moving characters througout the story, in making them care about each other. A very well done piece of entertainment.… Expand

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SozzzzJul 30, 2016

Most of all this Force Awakens truly feels like a 'Star Wars' film. I dont know what that magic is but JJ Abrams has captured it here. And I like the prequels but they just didnt have that magic some how, even though they were directed by Lucas.

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CinemaphileJul 29, 2016

This disjointed, meandering, joyless belly flop makes Star Trek Into Darkness look like an Oscar contender. The golden goose has been eviscerated and there's no golden egg to be found. However, there are many recycled Easter eggs to be found.

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akino3Jul 29, 2016

There is this thing called "the star wars feeling" in the entire star wars saga. It can't be described exactly but the moment you get this joyful feeling, you know you're in the star wars universe. With the last movie of the prequel series,There is this thing called "the star wars feeling" in the entire star wars saga. It can't be described exactly but the moment you get this joyful feeling, you know you're in the star wars universe. With the last movie of the prequel series, the saga strayed from this feeling into another, darker tone.
With the force awakens, the saga tries to restore balance to the force and successfully brings back that original star wars feeling. Thank you a thousand times, disney and JJ Abrams, for giving me the star wars fix I've been longing for too long.… Expand

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BikbonJul 27, 2016

Good:
The characters
The special effects
The humour
The Star Wars feel
The music
The new bad guy

Bad:
The CGI monsters
No Luke (almost)
The dream sequence????

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MovieMEJul 25, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this was a decent addition to the SW's universe but I did have some problems with it that I felt made it fall short in some ways. First off, I loved the new characters of Poe, Rey, Kylo Ren, and Finn. I think each of the new actors brought something fresh, there was a ton of on screen chemistry, and they were all entertaining to watch. I absolutely loved early scene with tie fighters and I just love some of the shots JJ did with them. Throughout the movie the practical and cgi scenes were balanced out and were executed very well. It was great seeing the original cast as well.

On to the negatives. My negatives were pretty much with the movie having way too much in common with the original trilogy films and with J.J. playing it safe in a lot of regards. I understand why he does it (to avoid backlash from fans), but it didn't feel like he brought anything new to the sw universe. Also, he had amazing action stars like Iko Uwais (Raid: Redemption) and Yayan Ruhian, and he didn't utilize them at all. If I had those two...immediately i'm making one (or both) of them part of Kylo Ren's underlings that are hunting our new heroes or I'm putting one on each side and letting those two duke it out (they have plenty of youtube vids where they spar and choreograph fights, so you can see what these two can do and you'll understand what i'm saying). That was a wasted opportunity. Also, while I like Kylo i didn't feel as if he were anywhere as threatening as Vader, Maul, Thrawn, Tarkin or any other villain from any SW's work...and that's a problem (in his defense, he did do this cool force move that is pretty legit but a scary villain for me is calm, strategically superior, and who has the ability to be ruthless for a cause they believe in...a wall that cannot be climbed as easily as they made it seem). Also, another Death Star?!?! C'mon guys...you can do better than that

Sorry if I spoiled anything, I tried to avoid too many details. This movie is definitely worth a watch. I think people over hyped it a bit much, but it is definitely better than hearing a jar jar binks say "Me sa help yas I will" or a young anakin saying "Now, this is pod racing".… Expand

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BandabandeenJul 25, 2016

The Force Awakens is great fun, it really felt to me like the old Star Wars movies in look and feel and spirit. The new characters are fantastic and fun to spend time with, and Han Solo was back on firm after dispointing in Jedi. Luke, not soThe Force Awakens is great fun, it really felt to me like the old Star Wars movies in look and feel and spirit. The new characters are fantastic and fun to spend time with, and Han Solo was back on firm after dispointing in Jedi. Luke, not so much, but lets see were we go with his character in the next one.… Expand

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MD5774Jul 24, 2016

It's sad all these movie reviews came back to this move and gave it 8,7,and 10's. Money talks I guess, this movie was Terrible. From start to finish , this Star Wars movie was a carbon copy of the Star Wars A New Hope movie , with just a fewIt's sad all these movie reviews came back to this move and gave it 8,7,and 10's. Money talks I guess, this movie was Terrible. From start to finish , this Star Wars movie was a carbon copy of the Star Wars A New Hope movie , with just a few characters switched around . Rey became Wonder Woman within the last 30 minutes of this movie , while a beloved character of the Star Wars franchise was offed by a villain wearing mask and didn't need one at all. This movie was a insult to the Star Wars fanbase. I guess in the next Star Wars movie - The World Order Strikes Back, Fin will be frozen in carbonite and Rey will train Luke Skywalker on using the force .… Expand

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GorgyJul 23, 2016

This was a solid Star Wars movie, that perhaps works better as a soft reboot rather than a continuation of the old story. This will likely bring in lots of new fans but perhaps alienate some of the older fan base who grew up with the ExpandedThis was a solid Star Wars movie, that perhaps works better as a soft reboot rather than a continuation of the old story. This will likely bring in lots of new fans but perhaps alienate some of the older fan base who grew up with the Expanded Universe… Expand

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pjthexdjJul 22, 2016

I go to the movies to be entertained and I was entertained. Introducing new characters and mixing in the old ones bring back a bit of nostalgia. Popcorn movie at its finest.

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SadovLaxerJul 22, 2016

This movie is Star Wars IV with modification, and the real history ain't like this movie show us. and Rey couldn't won the fight versus kylo ren because she doesn't know nothing about the force, this is a bad job 3/10

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harrylikespieJul 21, 2016

Star Wars The Force Awakens is an amazing revival to the franchise that captured my imagination all those years ago and is great for the new and old generations. The story continues where the last one left off and introduces a few newStar Wars The Force Awakens is an amazing revival to the franchise that captured my imagination all those years ago and is great for the new and old generations. The story continues where the last one left off and introduces a few new characters while working them in alongside the old characters played by there original actors. The story is amazing, it's quite obvious that J.J Abrams grew up with Star Wars and it shows in this film. A lot of effort was put in to make this as good as the films from the original trilogy from the practical effects and real sets you can see how much the crew and production team at Disney care about what they are bringing up to the table. To say that I loved this movie would be an understatement as this is the best film in Disney's line up for 2015 and to say the least, it's a masterpiece!… Expand

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MasterRileyJul 20, 2016

JJ has done it. It was the thing we all thought was impossible, but he did it. Star Wars is back! Practical effects, real sets, an amazing script, great dialogue, great cinematography, amazing music, great special effects, great action, andJJ has done it. It was the thing we all thought was impossible, but he did it. Star Wars is back! Practical effects, real sets, an amazing script, great dialogue, great cinematography, amazing music, great special effects, great action, and amazing performances from the new and old cast make this one of my favourite Star Wars movies. The Force Awakens plays it a bit safe in terms of plot structure but that is quickly forgotten once looking at how amazingly crafted the movie is. I can rest peacefully at night knowing Star Wars is in good hands. Now I just have to wait until Episode 8, it can't come soon enough.… Expand

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BitmouseJul 18, 2016

I really didn't like that they used Han Solo as a two dimensional prop. It doesn't feel like they really did the original Star Wars justice. Abrams, for what he is good at, isn't very good at directing depth. I would venture this is becauseI really didn't like that they used Han Solo as a two dimensional prop. It doesn't feel like they really did the original Star Wars justice. Abrams, for what he is good at, isn't very good at directing depth. I would venture this is because he has spent too much time working on his career and hasn't developed very much personal depth. For every thing we accomplish in our life we fail to accomplish another.

That being said it was excellent in many ways. Particularly it's pacing and it ability to transition from scenes of one gestalt to another.

Again, that being said, it left me feeling insulted as a Star Wars fan, the original cast and story was more or less dismissed. It is understandable, much of the original cast is in a very different place than they were during the first trilogy. However, I still didn't feel that they captured the Star Wars feel, which was something I imagine most fans wanted.

I think it is a fill that can be enjoyed by many, but as someone who grew up with Star Wars, it sort of drives home the message that at least in it's current iteration the original feel won't be found.… Expand

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JefffjonzeJul 16, 2016

I seriously love this movie - have watched it many times both at the cinema and at home and just live it more. Its the characters that make it.....i really cant wait to see where they go with Rey Finn Poe and mostly Kylo Ren who is a greatI seriously love this movie - have watched it many times both at the cinema and at home and just live it more. Its the characters that make it.....i really cant wait to see where they go with Rey Finn Poe and mostly Kylo Ren who is a great and emotionally complex villain, so much different from what was expected. Really cant wait for Episode 8… Expand

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ElimGarakovskyJul 14, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A really weak movie. Acting is good, special effects are good, plot is terrible, writing is terrible, characters are terrible. There are plot holes every couple of minutes. Main character is a Mary Sue - she is perfect at everything she tries in the movie, better than people who have spent years and decades training. Just because. Better than all the Jedi in all other movies, since she just "got" everything within seconds or minutes.

Don't get me started on the DS3. JJ is a moron who doesn't understand basic science - IMHO that should disqualify him from the genre of sci-fi altogether - he should not be allowed to make sci-fi movies. If you blow up a planet at one end of the galaxy, then other planets in the galaxy won't see that for tens and hundreds of thousands of years! Speed of light - galaxies are big!

I was willing to give parts of the movie a pass right until I saw that - it makes it look like the entire movie is happening in just one solar system. Because that's the only way other planets could be seen blowing up in anywhere near real time (even though it should have taken them minutes).

Not to mention that the method of attacking the DS3 was retarded - if anyone could just fly through the shields at FTL, why not load a couple of dozen freighters with nukes and send them in on autopilot?

This is besides all the smaller plot holes. Like the main bad guy being a total weenie who couldn't defeat a regular storm trooper. Or Phasma being useless in the extreme. Or the weak interaction between Han and Leia. Or the fact that with the magnitude and relative sizes of two or three stars (like what they had in the map) you could pinpoint the coordinates in seconds using a modern laptop (if not a cell phone).

This movie was badly written, had a bad and nonsensical plot, major plot holes, bad character design and dialog, and was not good in general. Despite all of their problems, prequels made FAR more sense than this movie.… Expand

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koval321Jul 13, 2016

This is remake which have aspirations to be Bigger and Better and they tried to achieve that by ridiculously overgrown and overpower some elements, in my opinion result was shallow and funny, it feel now like cheap sci-fi movie. I have noThis is remake which have aspirations to be Bigger and Better and they tried to achieve that by ridiculously overgrown and overpower some elements, in my opinion result was shallow and funny, it feel now like cheap sci-fi movie. I have no idea why i would even want to watch it if this would have no connection to fame title. In overall it feel like some lazy production or almost SW parody, in my opinion they should risk new story, instead repeat everything, its seriously not any better, and its amazing with best modern effects it look much worst from predecessor, attack on Death Star was so F shallow and not exciting whatsoever. normally am expect to see score about 3,5 because there is not much new content in it and this old content which repeat is much worst from predecessor.… Expand

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Cool123456Jul 7, 2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is an amazing movie that introduces new and interesting characters in Rey, Finn, Poe and Kylo Ren along with the beloved original trilogy characters. This movie brings back what truly makes Star Wars great in aStar Wars: The Force Awakens is an amazing movie that introduces new and interesting characters in Rey, Finn, Poe and Kylo Ren along with the beloved original trilogy characters. This movie brings back what truly makes Star Wars great in a whole new story. This movie tells an excellent story of the new characters of Star Wars while still connecting in the original trilogy characters in important and creative ways. The movie also sets it self up perfectly for Episode 8 by leaving the fans wanting more and wondering what is to come of certain characters as the force flows through them, as relationships are further formed and as new discoveries are made. Awesome movie, favorite Star Wars movie so far and can't wait for more.… Expand

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TagirixJul 7, 2016

Personally, I mistunderstand the people saying that Episode VII is bad, it's actually not. They released a new movie, c'mon! It's a great moment to joy! I was into the plot, all characters were awesome. If you have not watched the film yet, IPersonally, I mistunderstand the people saying that Episode VII is bad, it's actually not. They released a new movie, c'mon! It's a great moment to joy! I was into the plot, all characters were awesome. If you have not watched the film yet, I definitely recommend.… Expand

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Unlimitedpowa2Jul 3, 2016

Star Wars™ Episode VII: The Force™ Awakens™ is the latest disappointment from Lucasarts™ and Disney™!

Prepare to witness the worst Star Wars™ movie since Revenge of the Sith™! Which will leave you asking questions like: - Why didStar Wars™ Episode VII: The Force™ Awakens™ is the latest disappointment from Lucasarts™ and Disney™!

Prepare to witness the worst Star Wars™ movie since Revenge of the Sith™! Which will leave you asking questions like:

- Why did Captain Phasma™ walk into the hallway the exact moment Finn™ took of his helmet?
- How did Rey™ know how to fix a droid and fly a 60+ year old spaceship by living on a remote desert planet for 10-20 years?
- How did Rey™ know how to fix a 60+ year old spaceship?
- How did Rey™ know how to use the Force™ without any training what so ever? Infact, how did she know she had the Force™ How did she instantly know how to use a trick that took the Jedi™ years to learn and master?
- How did Rey™ know how to use a lightsaber without any training and how did she beat a Sith™ that had years of training with a Jedi™ master?
- How did Finn™ make it past the First Order™'s mental test when he can't even kill one random villager?
- How conventient is it that Finn™ was put on the same mission that Kylo Ren was on™?
- How does Kylo Ren™ know Finn™'s Stormtrooper™ number? Does he know everyone's Stormtrooper™ name or just those who betrays the First Order™? It's never really explained in the movie.
- Why does Kylo Ren want the map to Luke Skywalker™? Is it really THAT important to know the exact location of ONE Jedi™ Knight? In that case, why? Kylo Ren™ murdered all of Luke's apprentices in cold blood. It's not like Luke is gonna come outta hiding just to train a few more people, right? In that case, Kylo Ren™ can just murder those too, and while he's there he can just find Luke and kill him! This is a way better plot than the one we got!
- Why is Starkiller Base™ powered by stars? In order to fire it's beam it needs to drain energy from the nearby stars. And the planet Starkiller Base™ was located on just had 2 stars. What happens when Starkiller Base™ has drained all the energy from the 2 suns? Do they just pack up and move to another planet and build a base powered by stars there, too? In fact, why don't they just build another Death Star™? I mean, the rebellion could have just destroyed the plans when they blew up the second Death Star™. But are you telling me that there aren't more than 1 plan out there? You know, just in case someone stole or destroyed the others. It feels like a pretty stupid design choose for a superweapon (Starkiller Base™).
- And much much more!

And before any of you say "Luke is more lf a marry sue than Rey is" NO! NO! Luke knew how to fly a ship because his father could, those sort of thing things runs in the blood, you know. He is strong with the force because 2 Jedi masters trained him. Plus he's the son of the Chosen One. You know, the one that could destroy the Sith, bring balance and peace to the galaxy and could become the most powerful Jedi that had ever lived. That makes alot more sense than someone who magically knew how to use the force with no trainging what so ever and could beat up a Sith apprentice again, with no training what so ever. What, is she the daughter of Luke? Well she can't be since she only thought he was a myth. It is NEVER explained in the movie! And watch J.J make the big reveal in Episode 8 and reveal that she is Kylo's sister or what ever. Because J.J can't come up with a good idea so he just copies stories that has been told before and adds some more characters to them. Atleast Lucas had some original ideas. You know, the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy and some other movies he made outside of Star Wars. Oh, I'm running out of characters here.

Well, don't go and see this movie. In fact, don't buy it on Blu-Ray. Just pirate it if you want to sit though 2 hours of torture.… Expand

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GhaJul 2, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really liked this very much, sure it wasnt the most original story okay i accept that but the characters felt original to me. And the action was exciting and overall it was a great fun movie, a total blast. This course corrects Star Wars.… Expand

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MagMachinaJul 1, 2016

This is the most unispired peace of plagiarism i have ever seen! How could you come up with a Star Wars movie that is completely out of new ideas!? I felt zero excitement during the whole movie because i allways knew what will happen. ThenThis is the most unispired peace of plagiarism i have ever seen! How could you come up with a Star Wars movie that is completely out of new ideas!? I felt zero excitement during the whole movie because i allways knew what will happen. Then you get the worst and most unimpressive bad guys in movie history, then cheaply kill one of the most beloved characters because the script has zero emotion and you are done with this movie!! Everything this movie does, does Episode IV even today a hundred times better, more exciting and more emotional.

I loved Episode I-III because they were different and fresh in comparison to IV-VI. Star Wars was always brave, innovative and rose the bar for science fiction movies. The Force Awakens is just a cowardly, uninspired joke! SHAME ON YOU Abrams and Disney!… Expand

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movieconsultantJun 26, 2016

A wonderful movie balancing both emotion and action.Fantastic movie but similarity to a new hope killed off some score.Cameos from classic Star Wars heroes but a lack of appearance of Luke Skywalker will make us 2 more years to see another one.

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duckfJun 23, 2016

While it's not completely horrible, it is rather bad. It's entertaining but not what I would expect from a starwars movie. The plot is completely predictable and rather in interesting. When the movie finally started to get interesting...itWhile it's not completely horrible, it is rather bad. It's entertaining but not what I would expect from a starwars movie. The plot is completely predictable and rather in interesting. When the movie finally started to get interesting...it ended. I'm glad I torrented the movie instead of giving a cent to disney.… Expand

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mAg1Cb0XJun 20, 2016

A great cast that were totally let down by the poor plotting and terrible retconning that Disney is desperately trying to do to Star Wars. Star Wars have always been very brand aware, but this film took it to new heights. It was a rehash ofA great cast that were totally let down by the poor plotting and terrible retconning that Disney is desperately trying to do to Star Wars. Star Wars have always been very brand aware, but this film took it to new heights. It was a rehash of the original three films, with completely irrational character motivations meaning that I can't take any of the new characters or the old ones seriously. Han Solo is so poorly written that I can imagine that J.J. Abrams basically thought "I loved it when Harrison Ford went off-script in the original trilogy, so I'm just going to let him wing every line in this film". John Boyega's character switches sides in a conflict because he sees his fellow stormtroopers dying for no reason, then proceeds to murder a bunch when he escapes. Then he decides to hinge his entire fate to a girl he just meets because, you know, she's a girl. Such garbage.… Expand

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barometerJun 17, 2016

Massively entertaining, great fun but wholly unoriginal, the Force Awakens harks back to the early 80s glory days of the action movie with a swashbuckling attitude, snappy script and bombastic score. Not a complete knockout but it's aMassively entertaining, great fun but wholly unoriginal, the Force Awakens harks back to the early 80s glory days of the action movie with a swashbuckling attitude, snappy script and bombastic score. Not a complete knockout but it's a tantalizing set up for hopefully better to come. Lets see Luke kicking *** in the sequel!… Expand

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gameguardian21Jun 16, 2016

While it does feature many elements of a new hope, the force awakens is still an amazing star wars movie, with the action, feel, and fun that the original trilogy was. I

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JemislandsJun 12, 2016

The Force Awakens is third best Star Wars movie behind Pt.4 and Pt.5. This was better than Jedi in my opinion, nothing so annoying as Ewoks lol. And yes, needless to say this almost erases the memory of Pt.1-3. Kylo Ren is the interestingThe Force Awakens is third best Star Wars movie behind Pt.4 and Pt.5. This was better than Jedi in my opinion, nothing so annoying as Ewoks lol. And yes, needless to say this almost erases the memory of Pt.1-3. Kylo Ren is the interesting villain in Star Wars and the new heros will become legends like the old ones im sure… Expand

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FerzenantJun 12, 2016

Worst SW film ever made: stupid scenario, poor actors play, bad actors setup.
And what is more important - a few retards in Disney decided that the can remade the whole SW universe for just a few weeks, while it took more than thirty yearsWorst SW film ever made: stupid scenario, poor actors play, bad actors setup.
And what is more important - a few retards in Disney decided that the can remade the whole SW universe for just a few weeks, while it took more than thirty years for Lucasarts to create it.

GJ Disney! Please sell SW franchise to someone else.… Expand

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archil007Jun 10, 2016

it was something similar to SW4 but having great visual effects and action(though lightsaber fight was terrible in comparison to SW3 REVENGE OF SITH) it was worth watching on big screen.......but acting,story and direction was better init was something similar to SW4 but having great visual effects and action(though lightsaber fight was terrible in comparison to SW3 REVENGE OF SITH) it was worth watching on big screen.......but acting,story and direction was better in prequel version of star wars (specially performances of yoda,anakin, sithlord,obi wan and many more).......prequel version has no match till date… Expand

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LordWarkJun 10, 2016

I watch films from SFX point of the view and this has best SFX of 2015, mix of old and new seamless with practical effects, also effects made to look like old school effects from the original films, compare this to the prequel trilogy whichI watch films from SFX point of the view and this has best SFX of 2015, mix of old and new seamless with practical effects, also effects made to look like old school effects from the original films, compare this to the prequel trilogy which looked cold, clinical, this gas soul. Digital effects combinec with practical effects shiws the way forward for Star Wars.… Expand

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ClassicRPMJun 10, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a Star Wars movie made for non-Star Wars fans. Here is why:

- The movie is simplified to the maximum. Gone are all those details from the saga that made the universe rich and credible. All combat space ships are a renewed version of X-wings and Tie Fighters. Gone are the Y-wing bombers, the fast A-wings or the Tie interceptors. Only the Millenium Falcon remains. This is because even amateurs who never watched a Star Wars movie know what it is.

- There is a basic "non-written rule" in the Star Wars universe that has been broken in this movie. And this is, I believe, what made all old-school Star Wars fans angry. The fact that a stupid untrained teenager can just take a lightsaber and use it like he is allowed too. Long gone are those padawans that worked hard for years with discipline, learning from their jedi mentors. Now everybody can just pick up a lightsaber and be the hero of the day. And this is the message that Disney wants to give to the new generation of kids.

- The villain is a joke. Not only mediocre, but a real joke. Darth Maul, Count Dooku, Vader, the Emperor... All of them had their charisma. Even Grievous is a better villain than this pimplehead teenager with personality issues. Congratulations Disney, you made the first Star Wars emo villain.

- Did I mention that this villain has super crazy powers? He can stop laser shots with his mind!! Incredible. Not even Vader or the Emperor were able to do such a thing. But, oh, wait. When it comes to using the lightsaber, this other teenagers can easily kick his ass, even if they never touched a saber. Imagine Darth Maul being kicked in the ass by a jedi noob? Darth Vader? The emperor? Come on, even Sebulba would have kicked some Kyle o Ren ass.

- The only essence that was left in Star Wars VII was Han Solo. The only one. And what did they do? Make him die. In a moment that is very reminiscent of that famous "I am your father" scene. Seriously, Disney?

- The whole script is a cheap copy of Star Wars Episode IV, which is, in any way possible, infinitely better than this movie.

Thanks Disney for ruining a franchise. Chapeau. Hope the dollars are worth it.… Expand

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bravado1Jun 10, 2016

Much like Creed before it, The Force Awakens showed exactly how to reboot a film series - familiar story beats with compelling new characters and old characters acting as mentors. Thanks for everything George Lucas, but he certainly isn'tMuch like Creed before it, The Force Awakens showed exactly how to reboot a film series - familiar story beats with compelling new characters and old characters acting as mentors. Thanks for everything George Lucas, but he certainly isn't missed here.… Expand

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DragnorJun 10, 2016

Thanks to this movie I found out that the world is crazy. This movie is not star wars at all. Its a cheap chinese copy. The movie does not expand the star wars universe nor také from the endless lore already created. This movie tries to playThanks to this movie I found out that the world is crazy. This movie is not star wars at all. Its a cheap chinese copy. The movie does not expand the star wars universe nor také from the endless lore already created. This movie tries to play on the nostalgy note so hard, that it broke all strings. Sci-fi always creates amazing fairytales, but those fairytales tries at least a little bit hold one hand in reality to make yourself beleavable. But this movie is just complete mess full of nonsense. It is pure rollycoaster ride which tries to throw at you even the sink. I really dont understand how so many people can hate the prequel trilogy and adore this abomination. Prequel trilogy is a masterpiece compared to this. I do not understand that even critics gave this movie such a high score while in contrast they torn to pieces warcraft. like what???? what??? crazy this world is crazy… Expand

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CriticMLTJun 5, 2016

It is the second favourite star wars movie. The action is pretty good and the acting is great as well. I am really disappointed that Han solo was killed by his own son.

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CrossofironJun 3, 2016

this is beautifully crafted Hollywood entertainment, certainly there's a boat load of nit-picking to be done but it gets the basics right and most of all it feels like a Star Wars movie should.

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JerwinJun 2, 2016

Overall I was disappointed. It did not feel like a "A continuation of the Star Wars saga" but rather a reboot of Episode 4 made by a different director.

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shepard75Jun 2, 2016

The technical side is really made great, it's up to date for todays movies but the rest....Watch once, nice entertainment for the evening, and then it's done! Sorry Mr. Abrams, but your Star Trek Movies are much more better and worthThe technical side is really made great, it's up to date for todays movies but the rest....Watch once, nice entertainment for the evening, and then it's done! Sorry Mr. Abrams, but your Star Trek Movies are much more better and worth re-watching them! My Opinion as a SciFi-Fan.… Expand

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Aaron_WassermanJun 1, 2016

The Force Awakens is a good movie, don't get me wrong, but i can't rate it higher because of several reasons. It is A New Hope all over again, and that bothered me. I found the new characters with the exception of Kylo Ren to be enjoyable.The Force Awakens is a good movie, don't get me wrong, but i can't rate it higher because of several reasons. It is A New Hope all over again, and that bothered me. I found the new characters with the exception of Kylo Ren to be enjoyable. There was a ton of potential with Kylo but once we started to truly see him, I was pissed.… Expand

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tywinlanniMay 31, 2016

Okay so when I first saw this I was slightly disappointed because I wanted Luke to show up and kick a** at the end but now - I love this movie, like actually LOVE it. seen it five times, again last night and enjoyed it more than ever. and youOkay so when I first saw this I was slightly disappointed because I wanted Luke to show up and kick a** at the end but now - I love this movie, like actually LOVE it. seen it five times, again last night and enjoyed it more than ever. and you know what, I actually lilke StarKiller Base - yeah I know, crazy, but I like it, I think its a funny twist on the Death Star, I like the way it sucks the life out of a star then spews it back out as a weapon. Who gives a **** if its not science, since when has that mattered to Star Wars??? Like, how can the Millenium Falcon fly in atmosphere, it has no aerodynamic qualities at all, no flaps or rudders, but no one ever complained about that? I cant actually believe people use this as a criticsm of this film. Starkiller is great, and while I'm on, I like Snoke as well. He's creepy and a good design. Voice by Serkis is good. Looks like he’s had some kind close encounter with a lightsaber on his forehead, nice design. BB8 is just flat out awesome. Perfect.… Expand

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hagendazMay 27, 2016

THANK YOU JJ ABRAMS for giving me the movie I wanted! Who gives a hoot if its the same as Episode IV, its a good movie, everything's recycled whether you know it or not. Lucas stole stuff wholesale himself for the originals, look no furtherTHANK YOU JJ ABRAMS for giving me the movie I wanted! Who gives a hoot if its the same as Episode IV, its a good movie, everything's recycled whether you know it or not. Lucas stole stuff wholesale himself for the originals, look no further than the opening title crawl that was 100% copied off old Flash Gordon serials. And there's nowt wrong with that. This is brilliant, its a joy from start to finish. This is what Star Wars is all about. Bright people understand this.… Expand

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enlibaMay 26, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Many people hate the prequels for some reason. But I believe this movie has to be the worst star wars episode ever. If George Lucas was the director and that disney did not own star wars, I think this movie would been great.… Expand

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gotdonMay 25, 2016

Very good movie. Exciting action and funny, good graphics and easy to watch for people who aren't Star Wars fan. This will be the start of many good Star Wars movies with these actors.

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Big_BearMay 25, 2016

Hugely disappointing, but predictably so. By far the worst Star Wars film ever made that no serious Star Wars fan could ever enjoy.

Let me just say, I am a massive Star Wars fan; not so much of the movies as most are a mess but I love theHugely disappointing, but predictably so. By far the worst Star Wars film ever made that no serious Star Wars fan could ever enjoy.

Let me just say, I am a massive Star Wars fan; not so much of the movies as most are a mess but I love the lore and the world that has been created. The movies often do not tell the story that a universe as vast as Star Wars deserve and this rubbish is no different.

The first thing I noticed was the acting of the two 'newcomers' - it really is awful, not helped by a terrible script. The chap who plays Finn is particularly laughable with his supremely stupid reactions to everything that happens around him - there is a noise 'what was that?', someone comes into a room 'who just came in?' it really is ridiculous. This can in part be papered over by the fact his character has been raised as a stormtrooper and knows nothing else blah, blah, blah, but really it's just awful acting and writing. These two really were unknown for a reason.

The heroine Rey, is only marginally better but again, suffers from the writing, with her character being possibly the most stereotypical ever conceived. Angry, down on her luck etc etc and then predictably 'blossoms' throughout the movie to get behind the cause, all very tired and has been done countless times before.

The 'plot', if it can even be called that, again, is laughably bad, an almost exact copy of A New Hope but not as good. It really makes you wonder where they got the guys to write this, my guess is that they must have been 'unknowns' as well. If you hadn't seen this movie you really wouldn't believe the plot was so close to the first film - Empire creates super weapon but has plans stolen by rebels who at the end of the movie manage to exploit the weakness they found in said plans, all the while a young nobody from a backwater planet becomes a large part of the rebellion unexpectedly' - it really is the EXACT same! It also cannot be saved by the side plot involving the search for Luke Skywalker, the stolen plans revealing his location the only real difference in the stories.

There is also a quite frankly, disgusting amount of fan service in the movie which I'm sure has been included just as much for the service as it has to save the writers from coming up with anything remotely original. Han and Chewie, the Falcon, a planet very closely resembling Tatooine, it all becomes a bit of a bore.

Finally I come to the most irritating thing about the whole movie - the duel at the end between Rey and Kylo Ren, and it's lead up. Yes, there are lore destroying, stupid moments in other Star Wars movies (Padme's age, how easy Palpatine kills 3 Jedi, the stupidness of how Anakin becomes Vader) but this one might trump them all. Unlike any other Star Wars film or any lore, both Rey and Finn become proficient in lightsaber combat the second they pick one up! Yes, apparently no training is required, contrary to absolutely everything we've read or seen in any other Star Wars material. This is ridiculous enough, but it comes to a ludicrous head when Rey, with absolutely zero training, manages to defeat Kylo Ren, a Sith Lord trained for years in lightsaber combat. If I didn't watch it on a plane I would have walked out right there.

The only good points were Kylo Ren, by a country mile the most interesting character and the one with the most potential and depth. Supreme leader Snoke, although basically playing the part of the Emperor also interested me and I'm eager to see more of them both.

To sum up, I really find it hard to believe any true Star Wars fan could actually say this movie is anything but awful. A huge disappointment and basically a lore destroying, ridiculous remake of a New Hope, that, despite the special effects, is nowhere near as good.… Expand

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ratiorandallMay 25, 2016

Wow so some people on here think this is the WORST FILM THEY HAVE EVER seen? Hahaha I'm lolling hard at that one. If you think this is THE WORST FILM YOU HAVE EVER SEEN then I can only assume you have only seen a select few films. There isWow so some people on here think this is the WORST FILM THEY HAVE EVER seen? Hahaha I'm lolling hard at that one. If you think this is THE WORST FILM YOU HAVE EVER SEEN then I can only assume you have only seen a select few films. There is absolutely NOTHING here that would qualify it being remotely close to THE WORST FILM EVER. Not the acting, the plot, the SFX, the design. Its all top notch, admittedly derivative but for gods sake its FUN! Star Wars is, you know, actually meant to be fun? For those angry personas who were expciting the Vujon Ving War (or whatever the heck called) or a blue guy with a snake around his neck, remember, anger leads to hate and hate leads to SUFFERING.… Expand

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goody2shoozMay 24, 2016

This movie straight up rocks. It's the best movie I seen all year so much cool **** going on with lots of cool characters. Very exciting and funny to this has the Star Wars feel all over. This proves Harrison Ford has still got it this is hisThis movie straight up rocks. It's the best movie I seen all year so much cool **** going on with lots of cool characters. Very exciting and funny to this has the Star Wars feel all over. This proves Harrison Ford has still got it this is his best role for many many years, he is cooler here than he is in Jedi. All the new actors are great too and Kylo Ren is outstanding villain, very interesting.… Expand

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vandylan92May 24, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Without exaggeration I can say that The Force Awakens is probably the worst movie I've ever watched. It completely befouls and murder the Star Wars legacy. I love the original trilogy and though the prequels were weak and disappointing, The Force Awakens make all the prequels look like masterpieces in comparison.

Virtually nothing in this movie makes any sense or is consistent with what we know about the Star Wars universe. Many reviewers have pointed out the many gaping plot holes and the stupidness of this movie, so I won't waist time repeating that and going into too many details here.

But the movie is basically a crappy ripoff of the first Star Wars movie. Even though episode 6 ends with the empire being defeated and everyone celebrating, The Force Awakens starts with everything being exactly the same as in Episode 4! The Empire is somehow stronger than ever and the republic is just a bunch of rag tag rebels. Ridiculous. And there is no explanation of how that is supposed to have happened. And even more ridiculous: Han Solo (a war victorious war hero and general at the end of the original trilogy) has now gone back to being a simple smuggler here... This makes no sense.

Luke Skywalker is not in this movie (contrary to what the advertisement did suggest) except for in a pointless awkward and weird staring contest the last 30 seconds of the movie. The role of Luke in this movie is instead played by a young woman called Rey. It's of course totally fine to have a woman in this role (though of course it would have been nice of Jar Jar Abrams to give her an original story and not just put her in the EXACT same situation as Luke Skywalker in episode 4). But apparently Jar Jar Abrams is a radical feminist, so he gives Rey superpowers. She is literally perfect in every single way. And I mean every way. She becomes the strongest master of every aspect of the force in a matter of minutes. She masters jedi mind control to perfection and she can beat a jedi master in a light sabre fight, even though she has no training whatsoever. So ridiculous. What's more - she is better than everyone else in the universe at fighting, she seems to know all kinds languages and although she has never flown a spaceship, she is also the best pilot in the universe. She even knows the Millennium Falcon better than Han Solo, just by sitting in it for a couple of minutes. All this after growing up alone, with no education and collecting trash for a living. It's totally ridiculous. How can anyone relate to a character like that?

And then there is the main bad guy: Kylo Ren who is just a winy emo teenager who throws temper tantrums all the time... So pathetic. Seriously, this movie is like something out of the Disney channels morning shows for kindergarten kids. Actually all male characters in this movie are basically pathetic, cowardly losers - while Rey is courageous and perfect in every single way. It's just stupid.

And what's up with all the lame jokes and like 10 000 explosions? Ugh. Horrible, horrible movie. In fact calling it a movie is being way to nice to this piece of junk.… Expand

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Phil_T_123May 23, 2016

I loved the Star Wars films when I was a kid. You know, the real ones, the first ones: Phantom Menace... Got you! Well, probably not.

After the sequence of contrivances kicked off by The Phantom Menace, I had no hope - new or otherwise -I loved the Star Wars films when I was a kid. You know, the real ones, the first ones: Phantom Menace... Got you! Well, probably not.

After the sequence of contrivances kicked off by The Phantom Menace, I had no hope - new or otherwise - that this film would be worth watching.

DIGRESSIONS!

It turned out that the stormtroopers were all Boba Fett clones because everybody loved Boba Fett - I mean, for ligitimate plot reasons.

It also turned out that 500 Jedi all got exterminated at one Jedi meeting of Jedis because they all needed to be nearly extinct for episode IV - it made complete sense: one Jedi can normally destroy 500 robots on his own (or her own) (or robot own), but as we know, a Jedi's strength is inversely proportional to the number of Jedi around him, therefore, 500 robots cannot destroy one Jedi but can easily despatch 500 Jedi together, within a few minutes.

Turns out, as well, that Darth Vader could fly over lava, and did just so for a scene that went on for at least three hours, until he got low blood sugar, the poor lad, and then just jumped in. So it made perfect sense that he had no legs and a special suit for episode IV, turns out.

Completely irrelevant and unhelpful digressions aside, I really liked this new film. The story was pretty well-structured, the action was exciting, the cameos were great and it had plenty of funny moments. It was, however, kind of an episode IV pastiche. It was almost like they were saying: "Hey, guys. We know the other films took too many liberties with the mythology from the originals. Don't worry. We, are basically just going to use stuff taken directly from them, and use that stuff in the same way. With extra nods to other stuff from those same movies, in case you don't think we are using that same stuff enough, or in a similar enough way. Thanks."

I really enjoyed this film and thought it was well done. I'm willing to label it a pastiche rather than a rip-off; I will give team Disney the benefit of the doubt. But it's the next film that will determine if the Star Wars magic in this film was stolen or taken directly from The Force itself.… Expand

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jimjamzMay 22, 2016

Boyega Ridley Driver and Issac elevate this movie it goes to show how far a bit of charisma can go JJ Abrams shows his gift for casting once again. Good movie I think history will be kind to this because this introduced these brilliant characters.

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CineAutoctonoMay 20, 2016

Star Wars: Episode VII was a good movie for which many mopped with that movie and that publicity so winded , but I dared and was very good, I liked the new characters , and the ancient characters, what i missed them , and scenes and specialStar Wars: Episode VII was a good movie for which many mopped with that movie and that publicity so winded , but I dared and was very good, I liked the new characters , and the ancient characters, what i missed them , and scenes and special effects were incredible , pity who have not won any Academy Award, but it was very good.… Expand

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jojimboMay 20, 2016

Entertaining, but woefully bad. Bad scriptwriting, cheesy and hammy. every cliche in the book was thrown at this NON Lucas re-hash. It really is a tragedy, and a ludicrous one with characters that were instantly forgettable, in a style of aEntertaining, but woefully bad. Bad scriptwriting, cheesy and hammy. every cliche in the book was thrown at this NON Lucas re-hash. It really is a tragedy, and a ludicrous one with characters that were instantly forgettable, in a style of a cheap US sitcom.

Let's face it, the stormtroopers in the beginning set the stage, more like stormpoopers out of a fan exhibition at a convention.

The only good thing was the ending, and I can't help but feel a slower film paced, gritty approach would have been far better, you never really get to know any of the new characters as we did in the original films, jj abrams doesn't have what it takes give it to David Twoohy next time.

TLDR; bad scriptwriting comparable to an 8 year old child
bad acting by forgettable unknown actors
generally overall bad.

I gave it a 2, because i got a laugh out of it.… Expand

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dougaussieMay 19, 2016

if you saw this movie, having never seen a star wars movie, be realistic, As a stand alone SCI FI movie, would it rate two stars? Theres no depth of character in my opinion, the connection between the original movies and this movie has been lost.

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InglouriousAndyMay 19, 2016

The Force Awakens is pure magic and beauty. J.J. cares so much about the characters he writes and the story he drives. The most fantastical, exhilarating adventure of 2015. A brilliant achievement.

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hoograMay 18, 2016

This movie achieves what it needed to. It restores faith in the franchise by returning to it's roots and sets up a compelling story for the sequels to develop. But to be fair, it doesn't aim high. It plays things very, very safe. Far tooThis movie achieves what it needed to. It restores faith in the franchise by returning to it's roots and sets up a compelling story for the sequels to develop. But to be fair, it doesn't aim high. It plays things very, very safe. Far too safe to ever be considered a great movie. Big chunks of the film will feel very familiar to anyone who has seen the original movie (ie.nearly everybody in the world). If your new to this, prepare to be blown away. Everyone else will likely find this satisfactory but all too familiar.… Expand

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mnasuelliMay 18, 2016

Worst Episode Ever!!
Even Worst of the phantom menace!
This movie is a collection of pieces taken from the old episodes, linked in a terrible way. The main characters are taken directly from Disney Channel. And with all respect to the oldWorst Episode Ever!!
Even Worst of the phantom menace!
This movie is a collection of pieces taken from the old episodes, linked in a terrible way.
The main characters are taken directly from Disney Channel.
And with all respect to the old characters, it would have been better if they were killed in an untold battle!
This is an example how to destroy a multimillionaire brand… Expand

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JonathonBMay 16, 2016

Sure, the similarities between "The Force Awakens" and "A New Hope" are many, but the execution of the film's plot is so satisfying that audiences (including myself) didn't seem to care about its lack of originality. "The Force Awakens"Sure, the similarities between "The Force Awakens" and "A New Hope" are many, but the execution of the film's plot is so satisfying that audiences (including myself) didn't seem to care about its lack of originality. "The Force Awakens" accomplished what the original films did so well, and the cast & crew does an excellent job re-creating the spirited, thrilling feel of those beloved films.… Expand

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Stargirl04May 15, 2016

Omg! sooo good!! I enjoyed this movie quite a bit but I'll let you know now that I am not obsessed with the Star Wars Franchise and really only saw the first 6 movies this year. This being said I was worried how the new one was going to turnOmg! sooo good!! I enjoyed this movie quite a bit but I'll let you know now that I am not obsessed with the Star Wars Franchise and really only saw the first 6 movies this year. This being said I was worried how the new one was going to turn out and worried that it would be utter crap but the people making the movie obviously knew they had a lot to live up to. Of course the ending pissed me off being a cliff hanger and all but it definitely sparked the interest of wanting to see the next one. I agree with my husband that the story does feel a bit repetitive to the other movies (mission). However, that didn't really bother me. I loved the lead character Rey she was an awesome kick ass heroine. I actually really enjoyed the entirety of the cast! great movie!… Expand

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CrookDragoon666May 10, 2016

This movie would make up for a million prequels if there were! Amazing acting, special effects, story, music, and anything else is handled nearly perfect. This movie brings me back to the days of the original trilogy

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JurassicmonsterMay 10, 2016

now this how you make a sequel take everything what made the original great and multiply it by 10 and it only has me wanting more and i am quite fascinated by kylo ren and emperor snoke

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whereamiMay 10, 2016

This was a good movie, perhaps not a great one but it should be setting up great things hopefully. As a middle aged fan who didn’t care too much for the prequels I liked the fact that it mirrored the original movie, although I can see thatThis was a good movie, perhaps not a great one but it should be setting up great things hopefully. As a middle aged fan who didn’t care too much for the prequels I liked the fact that it mirrored the original movie, although I can see that this would be a problem for some. It’s not without original elements - BB8 is a perfect mix of new and old, Kylo Ren is a type of villain we haven’t seen in the Star Wars Universe (more three dimensional Darth Vader or Darth Maul), Finn is a new type of character and the flight through the ruins of Imperial ships was inspired. I thought the character of Rey, whilst likable and well played by Daisy Ridley, could have done with a weakness of some description to balance things out – I’m not sure where they can go with this character as she already seems to be an able and fully formed Jedi. Overall, entertaining and well-made but definitely room for improvement.… Expand

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Antgiog1202May 9, 2016

Probably the most anticipated film of 2015; Star Wars: The Force Awakens was not only a box-office phenomenon; but a smash hit as well. JJ Abrams, who originally directed the Star Trek films, manages to create a work of art as it is a beautyProbably the most anticipated film of 2015; Star Wars: The Force Awakens was not only a box-office phenomenon; but a smash hit as well. JJ Abrams, who originally directed the Star Trek films, manages to create a work of art as it is a beauty to watch. It exceeded my expectations and definitely able to withstand a sequel -- after Rogue One.

Rating: 8/10

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